satanscheerleader wrote:I really don't get why someone wouldn't want to use every available tool at their disposal to make sure their line is the best of the best.
katiek0417 wrote:satanscheerleader wrote:I really don't get why someone wouldn't want to use every available tool at their disposal to make sure their line is the best of the best.
I'm not trying to "make sure [my] line is the best of the best." I'm trying to make sure:
1. I DO NOT put dogs out there with KNOWN health problems;
2. My puppies don't get spontaneously aborted;
3. I DO NOT charge people for dogs that are crap;
4. I DO NOT cause people the heartache of losing a beloved pet because of a health problem I MIGHT have been able to prevent.
That's NOT making "sure [my] line is the best of the best." That's simply being responsible and honest.
satanscheerleader wrote:katiek0417 wrote:satanscheerleader wrote:I really don't get why someone wouldn't want to use every available tool at their disposal to make sure their line is the best of the best.
I'm not trying to "make sure [my] line is the best of the best." I'm trying to make sure:
1. I DO NOT put dogs out there with KNOWN health problems;
2. My puppies don't get spontaneously aborted;
3. I DO NOT charge people for dogs that are crap;
4. I DO NOT cause people the heartache of losing a beloved pet because of a health problem I MIGHT have been able to prevent.
That's NOT making "sure [my] line is the best of the best." That's simply being responsible and honest.
My comments wasn't directed at you in any way. Just my outlook on the subject in general. To me, the picture is so much bigger than the here and now, this one litter, this one dog, this one person buying a dog. It's about the breed as a whole, the future of the breed and the hope that dogs 100 years from now are the ultimate testiment to what they should be. Rock solid in body and mind. Health testing can also help with people 50 years from now when they are studying pedigrees. They can actually have documented evidence of the progression of healthy and unhealthy lines.
babyreba wrote:You know, I still don't understand why people are opposed to doing testing--it's not going to hurt anything to do so. Except maybe your bottom line if your dogs aren't up to snuff . . .
DemoDick wrote:Define health testing.
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Bahamutt99 wrote:(When I refer to health-testing, I'm not just talking about hips. Health-testing can be anything from hips to thyroid, cardiac, patellas, CERF, elbows, etc etc etc.)
satanscheerleader wrote:vonWillebrands
CERF
Thyroid
Cardiac
OFA/PennHip
BAER for piebald/white dogs
Am I missing anything?
mnp13 wrote:I used to be hard line, "you do it this way or no way" on this issue, but I'm seeing more gray area now.
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